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Thursday, 15 October 2020 / Published in People of Yorkshire, Trivia, Uncategorized
Yorkshire Folk Part 10 – Ernie Wise
Ernie Wise was a famous Yorkshire comedian, who formed one half of the best known double acts to ever grace British television. Along with his on-stage partner, Eric Morecambe he became a national institution with the Morecambe and Wise show, which ran from 1968 to 1983. Throughout this period their Christmas specials became essential peak time viewing and as much part of the festive season as crackers and roast turkey.
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise in familiar pose.
Early Life & Career
Ernest Wiseman was born on 27th November 1925 in Bramley, Leeds. He attended Thorpe Infant & Junior school and East Ardsley boy's school. Wise entered the world of show business along with his father, himself a semi-professional singer in local working men's clubs and music halls. Their act was called "Bert Carson and his Little Wonder." One of his first appearances on stage was at The New Pavilion Theatre in Morley when he was aged just six years old.
Wise was spotted by talent scout, Bryan Michie and recommended to impresario, Jack Hylton in 1938 and invited to appear on the Band Waggon Radio show. Two years later, aged sixteen, he first became acquainted with another entertainer from the other side of the Pennines, named Eric Bartholemew. He had won a talent competition in Hoylake, with the prize being an audition for one Jack Hylton. Three months later, Bartholemew and Wise were both invited by Hylton to Nottingham to take part in a revue, which is a series of short sketches and songs, often with a satirical slant, called "Youth Takes a Bow."
The two met and instantly got along. Encouraged by Eric's mother, Sadie they formed a comedy double act. After being briefly separated by National Service in World War II, where Wise was conscripted down the mines as a 'Bevin Boy,' they reformed and joined the variety show circuit in the late 1940s. Eric Bartholomew changed his name to the place of his birth, Eric Morecambe, while Ernest Wiseman shortened his to Ernie Wise.
The New Pavillion Theatre in Morley in 1916. Picture Credit: morleyarchives.org
Post-War Music Hall & First TV Appearances
Their act became an instant hit in the music halls of Britain, along with their growing work on radio, leading them to their first offer of a TV show, called "Running Wild," in 1954. Like many music hall stars at the time, where they performed their acts to an appreciative live audience, the pair struggled to adapt to the medium of television. The six-show run received harsh criticism, with one headline reading, "Definition of the week- "TV set, the box which they buried Morecambe and Wise in." It also later came out that around this time Ernie Wise had wanted to end the comedy partnership, but Eric persuaded him to carry on.
In their opinion, the reason for the failure of "Running Wild," was due to the material being written by in-house BBC comedy writers, rather than the duo themselves. It was a mistake that the pair vowed never to make again.
Throughout the 1950s the pair returned to the variety circuit, where they struggled to top the bill. They appeared on Winifred Atwell's television show on the newly formed ITV and then a programme called, "Double Six," to some acclaim.
In 1961 the pair bit the TV bullet once again when they hosted another show on ITV called, "Two of a Kind." This show took the form and humour of the Morecambe and Wise show that we would all become familiar and after initial difficulties, once again regarding the writers for the show, "Two of a Kind," gathered momentum throughout the 1960s. Some of the running jokes in the Morecambe & Wise show started off on this show, such as "Get out of that," "I'll smash your face in," and "Tea Ern." Part of the show also entailed them inviting special guests onto the show to "insult," them, a feature which would become prominent later on in their careers "Two of a Kind ran until 1968 when contract negotiations hit a sticking point over money.
The duo eventually went back to the BBC, who offered them the chance to perform in colour, on a healthier contract and with a new programme called "The Morecambe & Wise" show.
The move to the BBC almost did not take place. In November 1968 Eric Morecambe suffered a heart attack. During his recovery the BBC approached comedy writer Eric Braben, who had successfully written for fellow ex-variety comedian, Ken Dodd.
His influence and skill as a comedy writer made him the unofficial third person, in the comedy team. He also successfully re-defined Ernie Wise's character, from being the "straight man" of the two into by the end playing the role of the "pretentious and self-satisfied idiot." One running joke was when they said in a close up shot, "I appeared in an Ernie Wise play and look what happened to me," before panning out to them doing a mundane job, such as bus conducting or sweeping the road.
In the early Seventies ratings for the show were growing fast and the Christmas specials becoming legendary. One such early edition in 1971 featured legendary composer, Andre' Previn, who had the unenviable task of leading his orchestra along with a comically inept Eric Morecambe on the piano. Ernie Wise also kept getting his name wrong, constantly referring to him as "Mr Preview."
The famous Andre Previn sketch from Christmas 1971
By 1976, 27 million people watched the duo dance with Angela Rippon in one of the most iconic TV moments of the decade. During the 1970s it was a high acclaim to be invited onto the show, even if they had to endure the hosts mis-pronouciations of their name or even forgetting the reason why they were famous!
The duo were most famous for their song and dance routines, with their signature tune and skip dance to "Bring me Sunshine." This song was written in the mid-sixties by Arthur Kent, with vocals from Sylvia Dee. Morecambe and Wise, however made it their own and in 1976 they were both knighted by the Queen for services to comedy.
The famous 'Bring Me Sunshine' song and dance
As time wore on and after a move to ITV in 1978 the dance routines were only performed by Wise, because of Morecambe's ongoing heart condition and deteriorating health.
In 1984 Eric Morecambe died of a heart attack, breaking up one of the best loved comedy duos in Britain.
Life After Eric
A grieving Ernie Wise took time out from showbusiness and retired for a while to his holiday home in Florida.
The following year he returned to Britain and made history by making the first ever UK mobile phone call on January 1st 1985, from St Katherine's Dock in East London to Vodafone's headquarters in Newbury. This launched the first mobile network in the UK.
He also made several appearances on television, but would never have his own show again. These included several stints in Countdown's "Dictionary corner," and as a panellist on the revived "What's my line." On Boxing Day 1992 he was the subject of Michael Aspel's red book on "This is your life", and appeared in a 1994 Morecambe & Wise tribute show "Bring me Sunshine," hosted by Ben Elton.
By the mid-nineties, Wise's own health was suffering and he announced his retirement in 1995.. Four years later Ernie Wise died of a heart attack aged 73.
The statue of Ernie Wise on Queen Street in Morley, near The New Pavillion Theatre. Picture credit: Betty Longbottom geograph creative commons
Ernie Wise had a fantastic life in showbiz, making it to the very top of UK television and providing some of the most iconic moments in British small screen history. In 2010 a statue of him was unveiled in Morley, the town in which he had made his first stage appearance as a six year old back in 1932, by his late wife, Doreen. In 2015 the comedy pair appeared on a new set of postage stamps, which included them and other entertainers. After bringing cheer to households up and down the country, Ernie Wise is one the funniest people to come out of Yorkshire.
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I have exported data from a Qualtrics survey into SPSS. I have two groups, psychology, and law that are not in order in a mixed 2x2 Anova design. Both groups take three scales before and after watching a video. I need to create a variable called 'Group' and have my two student groups sorted into the two groups where psychology students are experiemental and law are the control. Then I need to create two more variables, one for pre test and post test where I will compute three scales. I need help with this please.


Welcome back to UB! With the first day of the spring semester upon us, our university community is once again "at full strength," so to speak. Labs and lecture halls are filling up; friends and colleagues are catching up. "What did you do over break?" is a question we're bound to hear at least once as we make our way across campus today.
For many of you, I'm sure the past month was used to complete book chapters, write grant proposals, apply to graduate school or refine dissertations. Hopefully, amidst all that productivity, you were also able to make room for well-deserved rest and relaxation! Perhaps you even had the opportunity to travel. I know that was the case for some of our students – though it was not the leisure travel you might expect to occur between semesters.
A group of our law students, for example, journeyed to Puerto Rico to seek justice for residents still recovering in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Participants in our alternative winter break just returned from a week in southern Louisiana, where they undertook projects aimed at sustaining fragile wetlands.
Over the next several days, I am sure I'll hear other stories of our UB community members contributing their considerable talents to the greater good. Every time you engage in this essential civic exercise, you not only serve as an inspiring example to all of us – you uphold the public purpose of higher education. I, for one, couldn't be prouder. Thank you for putting UB's deeply held values into action – not just over the past month, but throughout the year.
When you reflect on the coming semester, I hope, like me, you feel incredibly fortunate to be a part of a diverse, inclusive scholarly community that is dedicated to positively impacting society. As a public research university, service is central to our mission, and our identity. It permeates all of our endeavors, from our research, scholarship and creative activities to our extracurricular projects.
This semester, I invite all of you — faculty, students and staff — to take full advantage of these rich opportunities. When we work together to bring our intellectual and creative capacities to bear on the challenges facing our world, the results can be transformative.
Truly, is there any more rewarding New Year's resolution to keep?
On that note: Happy New Year! I wish you all the best for a productive and successful spring semester.


A free guided tour of our special exhibition RAINBOW ARCADE – Queer Gaming History 1985-2018 in English. Registration not necessary, only the museum entrance fee must be paid.
For the first time worldwide, the queer history of video games will be explored in a major exhibition: RAINBOW ARCADE will open at Schwules Museum Berlin in December 2018 and features a wide variety of exhibits spanning over 30 years of media history, including playable titles, concept drawings, modifications written by fans themselves and documentations of online communities. The exhibition will be taking stock of contemporary pop cultural questions of representation, stereotypical and discriminatory narratives in entertainment media, and our cultural memory. For the first time, research by the LGBTQ Game Archive will be presented in a museum.
We also offer private tours for groups and school classes through the exhibtion and archives. More info in private tours can be found here.


My first real walk since getting sick.
This park is in the middle of the city - I love walking here. We saw three deer, but only got photos of two of them. Tom and I saw a red fox here last year and snakes, frogs and other critters are plentiful.
The photos are a bit fuzzy, but they were taken at dusk without a flash.
Posted in Life. Tags: animals on November 8, 2009 by MzEllen.
I have a good dog.
He's made a couple of "mistakes" in the house, but it was while I was sick and I had not learned to listen to his "language" yet.
He got off the leash in the yard one day and came and waited by the door instead of wandering off.
His tail wags all the time. Well, except when I found his mistakes...or when he goes to his "room" for the night ( large dog crate). But now that he knows that I'll come back and let him out, he takes a treat and goes in by himself.
He stays right by me most of the time or wanders into the hall to lay on a blanket I put down for him.
Henry...doesn't like the dog - at least they're not "buddies" yet - but tolerates him very well. The cat does not mope around like he did before I got the dog - he's not as clingy with me.
The problem is that the cat is now spending more time on my computer than I am (literally). He's been sleeping on the keyboard. One morning, he was apparently sitting on the F9 key and when i got up there were 137 help windows open. He also opened outlook - my apologies to whoever he sent the email to.
Posted in Life. Tags: animals, Life on November 8, 2009 by MzEllen.


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What Is Levomepromazine?
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Levomepromazine is a prescription antipsychotic medication that is typically used to treat mental disorders such as schizophrenia, although it may be used to treat other conditions as well. Additional uses for this drug include the treatment of pain or nausea, especially in patients with terminal illnesses. Some of the most frequently reported side effects of levomepromazine include dizziness, drowsiness, and dry mouth. Blood pressure changes, abnormal blood cell counts, and an increased sensitivity to sunlight may also occur when taking this medication. Questions or concerns about the use of levomepromazine in an individual situation should be discussed with a doctor or other medical professional.
Levomepromazine can be prescribed to treat pain in patients who are terminally ill.
Schizophrenia is a type of mental disorder that may cause abnormal thought processes, emotional disturbances, and a loss of the perception of reality. Delusions, hallucinations, and inappropriate responses to stimuli are among the most common symptoms of this disorder. Levomepromazine injections or tablets may be prescribed to help manage these symptoms of schizophrenia.
Those who have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses such as cancer may benefit from the use of levomepromazine. Pain, nausea, and vomiting are sometimes managed with the use of this drug so that the patient remains as comfortable as possible during the final days of life. In many cases, levomepromazine is combined with other drugs, such as morphine, in order to attain maximum benefits. Terminally ill patients may be given higher doses of this medication than those who are being treated for mental illness because normal functioning is not required.
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No runway access grounds aviation business park
Oshkosh's Aviation Business Park is caught in a catch-22. There's no grant money for a taxiway without a tenant and no tenant without a taxiway.
No runway access grounds aviation business park Oshkosh's Aviation Business Park is caught in a catch-22. There's no grant money for a taxiway without a tenant and no tenant without a taxiway. Check out this story on thenorthwestern.com: http://oshko.sh/2iIogH2
Nate Beck, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 10:49 a.m. CT Nov. 22, 2017 | Updated 12:45 p.m. CT Nov. 22, 2017
Officials attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Oshkosh Aviation Business Park in 2014.(Photo: Submitted photo)
OSHKOSH – An aviation business park is caught in a stalemate after officials learned that grant money for a crucial piece of infrastructure is off-limits until a company moves in.
But the business park isn't likely to attract companies, either, without this infrastructure: a taxiway connecting the business park to Wittman Regional Airport.
"We're kind of in a chicken-and-egg situation," said Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff.
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The city of Oshkosh and Winnebago County split the cost of developing the aviation business park, which held a ribbon-cutting in July 2016, during the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture convention.
The business park was billed as one way for Oshkosh to begin diversifying its economy by pivoting into the aviation industry. But so far, officials have struggled to sell space in the park.
It's not a big mystery why. The park isn't finished.
In June, the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors requested grant funding from the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics for 80 percent of the $2 million taxiway project connecting empty lots to the airport.
But officials learned the county is unlikely to get state funding for the project without a tenant.
To break the impasse, Winnebago County will likely need to build the taxiway, then hope that the state will reimburse part of the cost, said Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris.
Harris said the county will likely propose building a taxiway to two lots at the business park initially, then connect remaining lots as sites fill up.
The county board could consider a plan to fund construction in early 2018, and Harris hopes the project will be underway by AirVenture next summer.
"Quite frankly, the lots aren't lease-able until all of the infrastructure is in place," Harris said. "I'm certainly hoping it gets done in 2018."
Though the Winnebago County board has clashed in recent months over a plan to build a new terminal building for Wittman, Bob Warnke, chairman of the county's aviation committee, said he's confident the board will find a way to fund a taxiway.
"I do think what's going to happen is Winnebago County will put a partial taxiway in there," he said.
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Wittman Regional Airport terminal on Feb. 15, 2017. (Photo: Joe Sienkiewicz / USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
Meanwhile, the city of Oshkosh is stuck with a deficit while it waits.
In a rough agreement with the county, the city installs infrastructure at the aviation business park, while the county is responsible for connections to Wittman
But the lack of development has left the city with a $1.1 million deficit in a Tax Increment Financing district created to fund work there.
"Any time that you do an industrial park TIF, by its very nature you're always running in the red," Rohloff said.
Some members of the Oshkosh Common Council have perceived the incomplete business park as foot-dragging by the county.
Frustration emerged at a public hearing on the city's plan to bolster the business park's water infrastructure last summer. That frustration emerged during a council meeting Nov. 8, for council member Steve Herman.
"Lobby Winnebago County to put in a taxiway put in at the airport, so that we can start growing our aviation industrial park," Herman told an audience. "Start notifying your county board supervisors so they can get that done."
Air traffic controllers direct inbound and outgoing planes during EAA AirVenture 2017 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. (Photo: Doug Raflik/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
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using base::android::AppendJavaStringArrayToStringVector;

namespace device {

BluetoothDeviceAndroid* BluetoothDeviceAndroid::Create(
    BluetoothAdapterAndroid* adapter,
    jobject bluetooth_device_wrapper) {  // Java Type: bluetoothDeviceWrapper
  BluetoothDeviceAndroid* device = new BluetoothDeviceAndroid(adapter);

  device->j_device_.Reset(Java_ChromeBluetoothDevice_create(
      AttachCurrentThread(), bluetooth_device_wrapper));

  return device;
}

BluetoothDeviceAndroid::~BluetoothDeviceAndroid() {
}

bool BluetoothDeviceAndroid::UpdateAdvertisedUUIDs(jobject advertised_uuids) {
  return Java_ChromeBluetoothDevice_updateAdvertisedUUIDs(
      AttachCurrentThread(), j_device_.obj(), advertised_uuids);
}

// static
bool BluetoothDeviceAndroid::RegisterJNI(JNIEnv* env) {
  return RegisterNativesImpl(env);  // Generated in ChromeBluetoothDevice_jni.h
}

uint32 BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetBluetoothClass() const {
  return Java_ChromeBluetoothDevice_getBluetoothClass(AttachCurrentThread(),
                                                      j_device_.obj());
}

std::string BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetAddress() const {
  return ConvertJavaStringToUTF8(Java_ChromeBluetoothDevice_getAddress(
      AttachCurrentThread(), j_device_.obj()));
}

BluetoothDevice::VendorIDSource BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetVendorIDSource()
    const {
  // Android API does not provide Vendor ID.
  return VENDOR_ID_UNKNOWN;
}

uint16 BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetVendorID() const {
  // Android API does not provide Vendor ID.
  return 0;
}

uint16 BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetProductID() const {
  // Android API does not provide Product ID.
  return 0;
}

uint16 BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetDeviceID() const {
  // Android API does not provide Device ID.
  return 0;
}

bool BluetoothDeviceAndroid::IsPaired() const {
  return Java_ChromeBluetoothDevice_isPaired(AttachCurrentThread(),
                                             j_device_.obj());
}

bool BluetoothDeviceAndroid::IsConnected() const {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
  return false;
}

bool BluetoothDeviceAndroid::IsConnectable() const {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
  return false;
}

bool BluetoothDeviceAndroid::IsConnecting() const {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
  return false;
}

BluetoothDevice::UUIDList BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetUUIDs() const {
  JNIEnv* env = AttachCurrentThread();
  std::vector<std::string> uuid_strings;
  AppendJavaStringArrayToStringVector(
      env, Java_ChromeBluetoothDevice_getUuids(env, j_device_.obj()).obj(),
      &uuid_strings);
  BluetoothDevice::UUIDList uuids;
  uuids.reserve(uuid_strings.size());
  for (auto uuid_string : uuid_strings) {
    uuids.push_back(BluetoothUUID(uuid_string));
  }
  return uuids;
}

int16 BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetInquiryRSSI() const {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
  return kUnknownPower;
}

int16 BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetInquiryTxPower() const {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
  return kUnknownPower;
}

bool BluetoothDeviceAndroid::ExpectingPinCode() const {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
  return false;
}

bool BluetoothDeviceAndroid::ExpectingPasskey() const {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
  return false;
}

bool BluetoothDeviceAndroid::ExpectingConfirmation() const {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
  return false;
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetConnectionInfo(
    const ConnectionInfoCallback& callback) {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
  callback.Run(ConnectionInfo());
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::Connect(
    PairingDelegate* pairing_delegate,
    const base::Closure& callback,
    const ConnectErrorCallback& error_callback) {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::SetPinCode(const std::string& pincode) {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::SetPasskey(uint32 passkey) {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::ConfirmPairing() {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::RejectPairing() {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::CancelPairing() {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::Disconnect(const base::Closure& callback,
                                        const ErrorCallback& error_callback) {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::Forget(const ErrorCallback& error_callback) {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::ConnectToService(
    const BluetoothUUID& uuid,
    const ConnectToServiceCallback& callback,
    const ConnectToServiceErrorCallback& error_callback) {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::ConnectToServiceInsecurely(
    const BluetoothUUID& uuid,
    const ConnectToServiceCallback& callback,
    const ConnectToServiceErrorCallback& error_callback) {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

void BluetoothDeviceAndroid::CreateGattConnection(
    const GattConnectionCallback& callback,
    const ConnectErrorCallback& error_callback) {
  NOTIMPLEMENTED();
}

BluetoothDeviceAndroid::BluetoothDeviceAndroid(BluetoothAdapterAndroid* adapter)
    : BluetoothDevice(adapter) {}

std::string BluetoothDeviceAndroid::GetDeviceName() const {
  return ConvertJavaStringToUTF8(Java_ChromeBluetoothDevice_getDeviceName(
      AttachCurrentThread(), j_device_.obj()));
}

}  // namespace device


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Ворренвілл () — переписна місцевість (CDP) в США, в окрузі Ейкен штату Південна Кароліна. Населення —  особи (2010).

Географія
Ворренвілл розташований за координатами  (33.547031, -81.801737).  За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році переписна місцевість мала площу 2,83 км², з яких 2,81 км² — суходіл та 0,02 км² — водойми.

Демографія
Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у переписній місцевості мешкали  особи в 548 домогосподарствах у складі 317 родин. Густота населення становила 435 осіб/км².  Було 634 помешкання (224/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 3,6 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 6,8 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 21,9 % — особи молодші 18 років, 59,4 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 18,7 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 41,2 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у переписній місцевості припадало 88,8 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 83,8 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  доларів США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  доларів (медіана — ). За межею бідності перебувало 14,8 % осіб, у тому числі 5,4 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 6,4 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило 412 осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 21,4 %, роздрібна торгівля — 19,7 %, виробництво — 17,5 %, науковці, спеціалісти, менеджери — 16,3 %.

Джерела

Переписні місцевості Південної Кароліни
Населені пункти округу Ейкен (Південна Кароліна)


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A DAY OF RESPECT, REFLECTION AND REMEMBRANCE
City brought the curtain down on another season of football at the Coral Windows Stadium this Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Yorkshire neighbours Barnsley.
As pleasing as the victory was for Phil Parkinson's men though, probably the most important events of the day actually took place before and after the game.
In keeping with tradition, the Bantams used their final home match of the season as an opportunity to remember those affected by the tragedy of the Valley Parade fire disaster.
With the 30th anniversary of the terrible events of 11 May 1985 coming up, there was certainly extra poignancy to the day for the visit of Lee Johnson's Tykes.
At approximately 1:30pm, dignitaries from organisations such as The Football League, the Premier League, Bradford Burns Unit, University of Bradford and The F.A laid wreaths by the Valley Parade Fire Memorial to pay their respects.
The Football League's wreath was laid by former Bantams Chief Executive Shaun Harvey, while The F.A's wreath was given out jointly by their chairman, Greg Dyke, and England boss Roy Hodgson.
The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Mayor of Lincoln and Bradford City joint-chairman Mark Lawn were also present to laid wreaths by the memorial.
Fresh from completing their mammoth walk from Lincoln City's Sincil Bank ground to the Coral Windows Stadium, City kit man John Duckworth and his team were given the opportunity to take part in a lap of honour around the pitch roughly half an hour before kick off.
A section of Barnsley supporters, who had joined John and his team part way through the charity trek, also lapped the ground to take the acclaim of an appreciative home crowd.
The grueling 24 hour Lincoln to Bradford walk was undertaken by John and his team to help raise funds for the Bradford Burns Unit.
City fans can still show their support to John and the Bradford Burns Unit by visiting his Just Giving site and pledging what they can - please click HERE.
SUPPORTERS CAN ALSO DONATE BY TEXTING BANT56 (amount) TO 70070 (eg BANT56 £2.00 to 70070).
Pre-match City fans were also able hear a charity song - produced in aid of the Bradford Burns Unit as well - for the very first time.
Local band 'Never 2 Late', whose members include Club surgeon Mr Steve Bollen, have recorded a version of the popular City chant 'Everywhere We Go'.
The song includes radio commentary from some of City's memorable F.A Cup ties this season, members of the Bantams' squad singing some of the lines, plus City's own supporters belting out the chorus during last month's home match with Fleetwood Town.
Supporters can pre-order the track now by clicking HERE. The track itself is scheduled for release on Tuesday (28 April 2015).
As the players gathered by the pitch entrance for the match itself just ahead of 3:00pm, City skipper Stephen Darby and Barnsley captain Martin Cranie then led the teams out before laying wreaths on top of the 'Wembley 56' flag draped across the centre circle.
With 'You'll Never Walk Alone' ringing around the ground, an emotional Coral Windows Stadium rose as one to produce an impromptu seas of scarves at the same time.
The stadium then fell silence for a minute to remember those we have lost.
The minute of silence would be replicated before every single Football League and Premier League fixture played throughout the weekend.
Following the game and City's victory over Barnsley, Parkinson's men circled the ground for a lap of appreciation.
With most of the 15,500 crowd still in the stadium at the time, City's followers gave Parkinson's squad a rousing reception as the Bantams' players and staff thanked the fans for their tremendous support throughout this season.


The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Jefferson Airplane play at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Blues Project play the first of three nights at San Francisco State, San Francisco, California, USA, as part of a folk festival. Also on the bill are Mark Spoelstra, Doc Watson and Richard And Mimi Farina.
The Blues Project play the first of three nights at San Francisco State, San Francisco as part of a folk festival. Also on the bill are Mark Spoelstra, Doc Watson and Richard And Mimi Farina.
Louis Armstrong, aka Satchmo, is featured on the cover of today's edition of Life magazine in the USA.
When Mississippi John Hurt plays at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, USA, the concert is recorded and will be released as The Best Of Mississippi John Hurt on Vanguard Records.
Graeme Clark, bassist for Wet Wet Wet, is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
During his first Australian tour, Bob Dylan plays in the Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, supported by Jefferson Airplane, play at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Rolling Stones release a new album, Aftermath, in the UK. It is their first to include only songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.


*Honors: *All-SEC selection as a junior in 2017.
Key Stat: Jackson posted career-highs in tackles (49) and pass breakups (10) in his final college season, while also contributing at receiver and returner during his three-year stay at LSU.
Most draft observers believe Jackson will get selected anywhere from the first to third round, but it's highly unlikely he'll still be on the board when Day 3 rolls around. He's one of the most gifted cornerbacks from a program known for developing NFL talent in the secondary.
Want closing speed at cornerback? Jackson has it. A member of the SEC champion 4x100 relay team at LSU, Jackson ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine and reportedly posted a 4.31 at his Pro Day this week. The Cowboys have drafted a strong group of young cornerbacks already, and 2015 first-round pick Byron Jones could move over from safety. A talent like Jackson, though, would really shore up the depth following two veteran departures (Orlando Scandrick to Washington, Bene Benwikere, Cardinals) and create more matchup options for new defensive passing game coordinator/DBs coach Kris Richard.
Played some at safety. Start-stop quickness.
Can turn him around. Has trouble staying in position. Jump routes. Will lose his man.
Will extend for the ball to knock away. Also knocks the ball away when he gets in position. Will react to the ball.
Receivers push off him. Is not afraid to grab in order to play coverage.
Will come up to tackle. Plays taller than he is.
Not always sure where he is on the field in zone.
Will try and strip the ball loose.
Can cover ground, but doesn't always take the best angle. Doesn't always play in balance.


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Ryn Weaver Performs "Promises" on Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show" (Watch Now)
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by Brian Cantor Jun 19, 2015, 8:41 pm
Update: Ryn Weaver performed "Promises" on Friday night's edition of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." A video of the performance follows.
Photos from the taping are also embedded:
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The artist behind the newly released "The Fool" performs on Friday's edition of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
Ryn Weaver, that artist, takes the stage following host Fallon's segments with Vince Vaughn and Jim Gaffigan. An iconic talk show host also makes a surprise cameo during the episode.
Weaver, whose album is tracking to sell 15,000 copies this week, will be making her inaugural appearance on "The Tonight Show." Her only previous visit to the world of US late night television came during a January edition of "Late Show with David Letterman."
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Ratings: ABC's "The Astronaut Wives Club" Launches Modestly, "Mistresses" Returns
OMI's "Cheerleader" Surges to #1 on iTunes Sales Chart


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Careers advice for children
Snoozy Thu 07-Feb-13 10:06:10
My 12-year-old grandson is already starting to think about possible careers and what GCSE subjects he is going to take. I know the school will advise him when the time comes but he is keen to have a general look at what opportunities are available.
Does anyone know of a suitable book or website that might help him? The careers advice I got from school was of the "nurse or teacher" variety. I'm sure there are lots of interesting jobs that I haven't even heard of.
glammanana Thu 07-Feb-13 10:14:32
Snoozy Trust me he will change his mind so many times during the next years at school I know all my DGSs did,one went from being a sports professional/dentist/gardener to now taking a year off from studying law at uni and working in a bar/restaurant.His brother always wanted to be a diesel mechanic and he has acheived his goal working for Land Rover after just coming out of his apprentership,so the options are all there for him in the future when he makes his decission.
I do feel though at 12 he should not be focussing to much on what he is wanting to do just yet,he should be out there enjoying his childhood as it is gone in a flash.
Movedalot Thu 07-Feb-13 10:44:56
Totally agree with glamma. Too, too much pressure on a 12 year old. I would wait for him to talk about a job he might want to do and then find out about and discuss it with him but only gently, nothing heavy at 12. He has plenty of time to think about lots of jobs.
gillybob Thu 07-Feb-13 10:44:59
I agree glammanana At 12 there is so much time for change isn't there?
I remember telling my careers "teacher" that I wanted to work in a prison Jeez where did that come from? I would have been eaten alive !
Bez Thu 07-Feb-13 11:23:09
When my children were at the stage of deciding which subjects to take or drop for O level, the Headmaster gave what I thought was very good advice and said they should consider what avenues close because you have dropped a certain subject. Puts quite a different perspective on things.
Thanks for your replies- I know exactly what you mean and it's not something we would have brought up if he didn't keep talking about it himself. At school, they have already talked to his class about choosing subjects for GCSE and he is now planning which subjects he's going to drop because they're "no use". We are trying to say "Keep your options open, try hard at everything and decide later". I wondered if seeing all the different careers on offer might encourage him to do that. Maybe I'm taking him too seriously
Butty Thu 07-Feb-13 11:34:43
I think your grandson should consider opting for the GCSE subjects that he enjoys and is happy with, bite the bullet with Maths and English if these don't fall into the 'happy' zone, and take it from there.
Far to early for him to consider making a choice of career.
Wish him all the best.
Tegan Thu 07-Feb-13 12:01:59
Always stick to core subjects was the advice given to my daughter. She dropped History at O Level because she knew she would be able to still do it at A Level, which she did [and then went on to teach it]. For some reason I tried to dissuade my son from doing Art at A Level and it became his best subject [and one that he enjoyed the most as well]. There is so much pressure on children these days to make decisions so early; I do feel sorry for them. I'm sure I read once that very few people made a career out of the subject they did at University, but feel I must have misunderstood. I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up .
Me too Tegan but then I don't know when I'm going to grow up either!
I've got a cartoon just next to me that was about me going for a careers guidance interview in @ 1972. It ended with me falling off the end of a conveyor belt full of skeletons and Although I do have a computer print out [done when computers were the size of small houses] that pointed me in the direction of reception work which I laughed at at the time. Which proves that computers have more intelligence than we give them credit for .
Good advice from everyone- thanks! I agree that it's far too early to be thinking about a career and he does change his mind all the time, as children do. I suppose we were trying to give him the message that he should keep his options open and as Bez says, avoid closing any avenues. I thought of a careers book as a way of showing him that there were opportunities out there that he had never even thought of. Perhaps it would give a different message though. Always a good idea to try things out on Gransnet.
FlicketyB Thu 07-Feb-13 19:19:32
DH & I both ended up in careers that did not even exist when we were at school. Likewise DD works in an occupation that did not exist when she was at school. It is actually the third occupation she has had that did not exist when she was at school
DS decided what he wanted to do when he was 4 and barely deviated throughout his childhood, went to university, got the degrees and is now an academic researcher and lecturer.
grannyactivist Thu 07-Feb-13 21:04:43
I do sometimes wonder how people got into their line of work. My youngest son's girlfriend has applied for a university course in shipping management. She used to live very close to the docks in Falmouth and became fascinated by shipping operations.
Galen Thu 07-Feb-13 21:58:53
At 12 I decided I really wanted to be an archaeologist, but decided it wouldn't pay enough, so,
1 a lawyer
2 a doctor
It all depended which I passed or failed, Latin or physics.
Latin 23%
Physics 50%
I did medicine!
Now I sit on tribunals which combines the two. Very big
Some of us know what we want!
FlicketyB Sat 09-Feb-13 15:25:27
Galen, the career DS chose at the age of 4, was in fact archaeology. It doesnt pay brilliantly but the sheer pleasure he gets from spending his time doing something he loves makes up for the relatively poor financial return and the endless bureaucracy that goes with the academic life.
Galen Sat 09-Feb-13 15:35:07
I'm sure, but with my arthritis which started when I was young, I couldn't have physically managed it!
But I still enjoy reading about it and visiting sites.
Arthritis is an occupational disease in field archaeology. One of DS's friends began to devlop it before he was 30!
Movedalot Sat 09-Feb-13 17:16:17
DS decided he wanted to be a ballet dancer at age 7 and still is at age 30. He still enjoys it and has a very fulfilling career. He won't make much money but that doesn't bother him. The hardest thing for us was to let him go to the Royal Ballet School at 11 when he had won a scholarship to a very academic school. We trust that the right thing will come along when his career is over.
nightowl Sat 09-Feb-13 17:29:21
But how wonderful to have such a talent Movedalot and to be able to bring such joy to people.
Each of my three children stumbled their way through school (or not in the case of my youngest - he simply opted out) but I think they are at last finding where they want to be. All the advice and guidance in the world was of no use until they were ready to hear it. I think it has been character building but it's been a rocky road at times.
Nightowl I think we all have a rough ride at times with our children. The RBS was no picnic! DS2 was sometimes a stroppy brat and always very strong willed. We felt he would be successful but used to worry if it would be legal! He was also a dancer and one day decided to give up so he could have evenings, weekends and holidays when he wanted them. Now he is a successful copywriter who has benefitted from the determination and dedication needed to succeed as a dancer which stood him in very good stead when he went back to college. Most of them turn out OK in the end don't they?
They do Movedalot. If only we knew that while we were going through the challenging years! Perhaps it's because we have learned this that we can be more relaxed as grandparents than we were as parents
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Ritter said the effect of the proposed change would be that the new design in knives, many of which contain a tiny spring to help the user pull open the blade and lock it into position, would be classified alongside those true weapons where the user just presses a button and the blade is ejected.
On his organization's website there are suggested letters for consumers to reproduce and dispatch to both the Customs agency as well as their members of Congress over the issue.
Ritter suggested that up to 80 percent of the pocketknives sold in America today either are one-handed opening knives or so-called assisted opening knives – and they all suddenly would be classified as illegal switchblades.
The agency change came in a case involving a knife called the "VanHoy Assist," whose importers were represented in a request for affirmation of its legality by a San Francisco law firm.
Such determinations are not unusual since an importer does not want to have a shipment of products sitting on a ship waiting for unloading only to have a federal agent call them illegal.
The knives first were approved by the agency in 2008. But only a few weeks ago, Frederick McCray of the agency's Intellectual Property Rights and Restricted Merchandise Branch did a review.
set forth below, we hereby revoke HQ H032255," the letter said.
That could mean headaches for the knife industry, Ritter said.
He said the change came after the incoming administration of President Barack Obama reassigned some managers at the agency.
Officials with Customs told WND that they do not comment on issues during an open comment period, such as going on for the regulation change right now.
"We do not comment on pending proposals for changes in our rulings under 19 USC 1625. We are in the comment period and we will carefully weigh the comments that we receive before deciding whether to proceed to a final decision," the prepared statement e-mailed to WND said.
Ritter said the reason for the change isn't clear, "but certainly this administration is no friend to things like knives and guns," he said.
A successful campaign to change the definition would mean thousands would be out of work in the knife industry, and the impact would have far-reaching effects.
For example, if someone would be caught with a newly-illegal "pocketknife," would the resulting charges be structured to allege that person was dangerous or had an illegal weapon, and how would that change the defendant's right to own a firearm, he wondered.
"If this law were to pass and you cross the state line with a folder (pocketknife) in your pocket, it would be a federal felony," he said.
In reality, pocketknives are tools, he said. "Certainly they can be used as a weapon." But so could a screw driver or other hand tools.
He said the proposal, which puts pocketknives in the classification of switchblades – described by a Senate committee as "almost exclusively the weapon of the thug and the delinquent" – isn't fair.
"There are 40 million people in America walking around with pocketknives in their pocket," he said.
Further, the majority of crimes committed with knives are done with the "lowly kitchen knife," he said.


Today we want to show you some really amazing underwater photos by Alexander James. "The red rose – a symbol of unrelenting love – is here juxtaposed with a deep dark void. These images are not intended to be an homage, but instead act as social commentary on how we ourselves are drowning in a society that is dominated by a reverence towards branding and celebrity. These images were all shot underwater working with the subtle distortions of light from the water's own wave energy. They were captured 'in camera' without the use of either traditional or digital post-production." Enjoy!


We've begun a series of study exposing the traditions of men. We've seen the necessity of dropping religious tradition and the great benefits that accompany that decision. We've seen how religion weaponizes shame. Today, I want to address an issue of great importance.
What is vital in our walk with God, is hearing the truth that affects our daily lives. We all want to hear something that is practical. Something we can put into practice in our daily lives. As believers, the subject of prayer is of great importance. Prayer is not a religious exercise. It isn't some spiritual chore that needs to be completed or we won't get our proverbial gold star.
Prayer isn't a religious duty or obligation. Prayer is communion with our good Father. Prayer is fellowship time with God. Prayer is a conversation with the One who cares for you the most, is interested in all aspects of your life, and rejoices in time spent with you.
More than likely, the reason prayer seems dull, unfulfilling, like a chore, we must complete, a duty that must be fulfilled, an obligation that must be met, is due to the fact that prayer doesn't seem to produce anything in our life. We pray and it seems nothing happens. We find prayer to be more disappointing and hopeless, seeing we rarely see answers to what we pray about.
So how do we get from dull, monotonous, tedious and uneventful prayer to seeing answered prayers? How do we go from mere obligatory religious duty to actually sense the presence of God more and more as we fellowship with God? What's the key?
We must change our thinking about prayer. We must stop being timid and seeing ourselves as unworthy sinners in God's eyes. We must stop seeing ourselves as a mere pauper begging for crumbs, leftovers, and scraps from the Master's table.
The prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective. They're bold prayers. They are prayers prayed with confident assurance of our good Father. They are not silent, timid, powerless prayers.
What makes the prayer of the righteous so powerful? So effective? What causes the Lord to hear the prayer of the righteous?
Sadly, religion twists the passage we just shared into a performance-based standard. That when we live up to a certain standard we will then qualify for the answer. We will somehow be found worthy enough for God to hear us.
What makes the prayer of the righteous so powerful is whose righteousness we are walking in. The Finished Work was the great exchange. When we believed we partook of that exchange. We exchanged our spiritually dead sinful nature for a new nature, Eternal life, His very life, and nature. We exchanged our filthy rags righteousness for His perfect righteousness. If it's His righteousness we received, then we are just as righteous as Jesus.
The power behind this prayer is not our goodness or ability to perform well or our perfect obedience. The power rests in Christ and what He has already accomplished and fulfilled in the Finished Work. Think, what is the basis of your asking God anything? Are you desiring to receive based upon your goodness? Your obedience? Your behavior? Or are you coming to God based on Christ's goodness and not your own?
Our Father blesses us because He is good not because we are good. Too often we try to qualify for the gift. We try to qualify or be found worthy to receive by our actions. Is this how Jesus said to pray?
Put your faith and trust in Jesus' faithfulness and obedience, not yours. Now some tradition-minded become highly agitated when we suggest this. They cry foul. They say no, we are to become faithful and obedient and then and only then will God bless us.
Let me illustrate this trusting in Christ's goodness and not our own. Suppose you were seeking a home loan, a mortgage. Now suppose the bank just told you that you don't qualify for the loan, what do you do? Work hard, be more diligent at becoming more qualified? That's the only option for you. Now suppose a billionaire philanthropist happened to be there at the bank and decided to intervene in your situation? What if they said, put the loan in my name, I will make the payments monthly, and any charges incurred over the life of the loan I will pay?
In the future, would you be going to the bank concerning the loan, in your name or the philanthropist's name? If the bank sought to charge you whose name would you invoke? Of course, you would operate in the authority, and resource and good name of the philanthropist and not your own. Your financial state would have no bearing on your standing with the bank concerning this loan.
A performance driven mindset would have us still seeking ways of receiving approval for the loan. Even as the loan has been approved by another on our behalf, the one trying to qualify in their own goodness, and faithfulness would look for ways to earn this approval. This is religion. Trying to earn, what is already purchased on our behalf.
This is what it means to be the righteousness of God in Christ. This is what it means to pray, asking in His name. It's coming to God, based on Jesus' goodness, obedience, and supply. It is asking of the Father based upon the perfect obedience, holiness, and right standing of the Son. It is never approaching God based on our good deeds, faithfulness or righteousness.
What does it mean to ask in Jesus name? For so long many thought this meant simply we ask because of the authority of His name. Though there are power and authority in His name, we must go deeper in understanding what that means. Asking in Jesus name is saying He is my representative. That I am asking based on His right standing, His supply, His goodness, and His obedience and never my own worthiness, or faithfulness or behavior.
"Father I have been faithful and obedient, and am therefore asking for this answer in Jerry's name, in Freddie's name, in Ken's name, in John's name, in Mike's name, in Rodney's name I pray amen."
In summation, if you would like to see your prayer life transformed, realize that prayer is intimate fellowship with your Father who is always overjoyed with gladness to fellowship with you. See all that His Finished Work procured for you. Know who you are in Him. Then dare to come boldly before Him and pray as if Jesus Himself was asking. No more feasting on crumbs, but dare to take your place as His righteous, perfectly accepted child and sit at the King's table and partake of all He has prepared and provided.


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ATB Financial's new CEO to continue technological push
Tuesday marks Curtis Stange's first day of work at the helm after ATB Financial president and CEO Dave Mowat retired at the end of June
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ATB Financial incoming CEO Curtis Stange, left, and outgoing CEO Dave Mowat are pictured at ATB Financial offices in Edmonton on Friday June 29, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson Photo by JASON FRANSON /THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — ATB Financial's new chief executive has a tough act to follow.
Tuesday marks Curtis Stange's first day of work at the helm after ATB Financial president and CEO Dave Mowat retired at the end of June.
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Mowat helped drive technological innovation at the Alberta-based bank — Canada's only bank that is also a Crown corporation — to keep up with, and sometimes outpace, Canada's biggest Bay Street financial institutions.
Technology continues to reshape the financial services landscape, as Canadian consumers increasingly conduct their banking online or via smartphone rather than in physical branches.
Canada's Big Five banks have ramped up spending on innovation, while also moving to streamline their banks to adjust to new face of banking in the digital realm.
With $51.9 billion in total assets, 5,000 employees and 750,000 customers across Alberta, ATB Financial is a fraction of the size of the Big Five banks — but its comparatively small footprint may be an advantage when it comes to deploying technological change.
ATB, for example, rolled out its Facebook Messenger chatbot that can facilitate payments last February, months ahead of many of its much larger competitors.
It was just one of the technological changes Mowat oversaw during his 11-years at the helm.
The bank — which is less than one-twentieth the size of the Royal Bank of Canada — has also rolled out humanoid robots at some branches, and the use of retina-scanning to offer banking access to the homeless without the need for a traditional card as identification.
Banks are going to see more change in the next decade than current bankers have in their entire careers, Mowat predicted.
"We might be exactly the right size… Larger banks will have trouble being nimble," he said in an interview.
Last September, ATB began using biometric identification technology as part of a partnership with non-profit Boyle Street Community Services, which supports the homeless and other vulnerable people in Edmonton. At the resulting ATB agency called Four Directions Financial, using a retina scan or a fingerprint as identification allows people without official ID to bank.
Stange, who has been with ATB since 2009 and was most recently its chief customer officer, acknowledges he has some big shoes to fill, but says the bank still has some innovative projects in the pipeline — including the application of the distributed ledger technology behind Bitcoin to the province's oil and gas industry.
"We've got a lot of things in play… We're leveraging the blockchain technology and partnering with a couple of energy companies to help create a blockchain proof of concept, that will be much more efficient, much more transparent and reduce the risk for the companies involved in settling on oil settlement day every month," Stange said.
ATB is developing a concept that will settle oil and gas industry transactions almost instantly on a secure and private blockchain system, instead of the current process used in the industry that takes weeks to complete.
For Stange, assuming the top job at ATB is "humbling." He plans to take the time to learn by listening to customers and employee feedback.
But another launch is already imminent: the Alberta-based bank is gearing up to launch an online-only bank this fall.
"We looked at the landscape, and found with technology advancing, with changing consumer sentiment advancing, we would invest some money in technology and people, resources to develop a unique offer," said Stange.
ATB itself has a unique structure, being a Crown corporation owned by the province of Alberta. Back in 1938, the province's Social Credit government created a system of temporary financial institutions called Treasury Branches to give Albertans an alternative source of credit.
The bank grew along with the province's economy and by the 1990s, the government began repositioning Alberta Treasury Branches as a competitive financial services provider. It became a provincial Crown corporation in October 1997, and rebranded as ATB Financial in 2002 as it broadened its investment offerings.
ATB has expanded its offerings to daily banking and wealth management, among other things, as well as a footprint of some 300 branches.
The crown-owned bank remains independent of the Alberta government, with governance rules such as a ban on government officials sitting on its board of directors to reinforce its independence, and it does not get any additional funding, he said.
"There's lots of discussion, should government own a bank?" said Mowat. "And I think the uniqueness of Alberta… It's not as established as the rest of Canada. It has very unique needs that benefit from that local knowledge."
On that note, ATB has no intention of expanding its footprint beyond the province's borders, said Stange.
"We still have work to do in Alberta," he said.
"While we would be building technologies that would be ubiquitous and don't recognize geographical borders, our focus is very much on Albertans and Alberta businesses."


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Utah Court Of Appeals Rules That Woman Can Sue Herself In Fatal Car Accident
An estimated 32,000 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2013 alone. Thousands more were injured. Sometimes, we become so accustomed to driving that we forget just how dangerous motor vehicles can be if not properly operated. Automobiles are fast and heavy machinery, which should only be operated with the utmost care. Most car accidents are completely avoidable. These are the auto accidents caused by speeding, distracted driving and aggressive driving. When these bad habits cause crashes, the consequences can be devastating.
Barbara Bagley was driving her family's Range Rover through the desert near Battle Mountain, Nevada on December 27, 2011 when a fatal accident unfolded. She lost control of the vehicle and hit a large sagebrush, which caused her vehicle to flip over. Her husband, 55-year-old Bradley Vom Baur, was thrown from the vehicle and suffered life-threatening injuries. He was transported to the Battle Mountain General Hospital, where he died on January 6, 2012 as a result of his injuries.
After the deadly accident, Bagley sought permission from a Utah district court judge to file a wrongful death lawsuit against herself. Her attorneys, Mark Rose and Reid Tateoka, argue that Bagley has two separate and distinct interests in the lawsuit. On the one hand, Bagley has an interest as representative of her husband's estate, and therefore has the duty to file this suit in the best interests of the estate. Separately, Bagley would be the defendant in her own capacity. As defendant, Bagley would be represented by her insurance company. Bagley's lawsuit claims that she caused the fatal accident by failing to keep a proper lookout and failing to properly control her vehicle.
Initially, a Utah district court judge dismissed the case. Last week, however, the Utah Court of Appeals reinstated her action saying in a unanimous 3-0 decision that Utah statutes do not bar Bagley from suing herself in this type of lawsuit. According to the Salt Lake City Tribune, Utah statutes relating to wrongful death actions permit recovery when the harm is caused "by another." The Utah district court interpreted "by another" to mean by one other than the personal representative of the deceased. The Appeals Court, however, interpreted this phrase to mean harm by one other than the deceased person. Under this interpretation, Bagley's suit against herself is not barred.
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War on Drugs Service Medal
is an unofficial award of the United States Armed Forces and State Military Forces for general service in the War on Drugs from the June 18, 1971 to present. It is the first "total force" award that recognizes Active, Reserve, Guard, Auxiliary, and State service members with the same award.
Provenance & Heraldry
The War on Drugs has been waged in urban, rural, and cyber battlefronts. In swamps, forests, mountains, beaches, deserts, oceans, rivers, streets, and alleys. In the sky, above and below water, and from office desks. It has even touched outer space where an arsenal of navigation, imaging, and communication systems dominate. It spans 48 years (and counting), 5 continents, at least 60 countries, more than 1,000 operations, and all branches of the United States Armed Forces.
Defining one image that does it justice was nearly as monumental as the epoch itself. Our solution to the infinite complexity was absolute simplicity. No embellishment or sublimination. Just unadulterated reality.
The obverse bas-relief depicts Marines maneuvering through a poppy field. It was inspired by the Helmand Province Campaign, where 90% of the world's heroin is derived. More than 2,000 American veterans have been killed and injured fighting in Helmand to-date, and heroin alone has killed more American civilians via overdose then the civilian casualties of the War on Terror, World War I, World War II, Cold War, Civil War, Indian War, and Revolutionary War combined — and counting.
The reverse bas-relief features the American eagle encircled by 50 mullet stars.
The ribbon represents the fight between good and evil narrowly divided by duty and sacrifice. The divide is 6% of the total width, representing the current veteran population of the United States.
The War on Drugs Service Medal was conceived and designed by Thomas Marriott in collaboration with Smith Newnam.
The War on Drugs Service Medal may be worn by any service member in the United States Armed Forces (including Active, Reserve, or Auxiliary) and State Military Forces (National Guard and State Guard) that has served in any capacity of drug campaigns, battles, operations, task forces, and interdictions from the 18th of June 1971 to present. An incomplete list of War on Drugs operations can be referenced here.
Medal — 1.375 inches (35mm) x .125 inches
Ribbon —1.375 inches x 1.5 inches
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Until now, the literature on innovation has focused either on radical innovation pushed by technology or incremental innovation pulled by the market. In "Design-Driven Innovation: How to Compete by Radically Innovating What Things Means", Roberto Verganti introduces a third strategy, a radical shift in perspective that introduces a bold new way of competing. Design-driven innovations do not come from the market; they create new markets. They don't push new technologies; they push new meanings. It's about having a vision, and taking that vision to your customers. Think of game-changers like Nintendo's Wii or Apple's iPod. They overturned our understanding of what a video game means and how we listen to music. Customers had not asked for these new meanings, but once they experienced them, it was love at first sight. But where does the vision come from? With fascinating examples from leading European and American companies, Verganti shows that for truly breakthrough products and services, we must look beyond customers and users to those he calls 'interpreters' – the experts who deeply understand and shape the markets they work in. "Design-Driven Innovation" offers a provocative new view of innovation thinking and practice.
Good Cases: All the stories / examples are interesting, and the dynamic nitty-gritties are pointed out, e.g. the highly circumstantial success of Fiat Panda.
Biased Opinion: In order to make a strong case for Design-Driven Innovation (DDI), the author has to antagonize the whole discipline of User-Centered Design (UCD). UCD is described as something similar to asking the users what they want, which is scandalously biased. It's true that UCD puts emphasis on users, but that in no way implies we can not articulate or facilitate brave new insights by understanding the users and their contexts. Thus DDI is actually NOT in any conflict with UCD. The author takes a very narrow view of UCD just to highlight how different DDI is, which a shame.
Trivial Theory: The framework the author presents is vague and close to truism. Saying something like "to implement disruptive innovation you need to gain the right insights, find the right people, etc." is similar to saying "to innovate you need to be innovative", which doesn't really yield any more useful information. Although the characteristics of successful radical innovations in the past are summarized, that alone by no means affords a proven theory – it's just a déjà vu case of correlation vs. causation. Just because many radical innovators have something in common doesn't justify that you can follow the same rule and succeed.
The book has a promising point that I can totally agree with, but the author simply fails to deliver anything convincing to make that point.


Winter is over and baseball is back! Last week, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio's baseball gurus had some of the smartest minds in MLB talking about who you should be drafting for your fantasy team and now we've got the experts from MLB Network Radio making their predictions for the 2016 MLB season. Every divisional prediction, every playoff prediction, Cy Young winners, League MVPs. It's all right here. Don't forget that you can catch your team's every game this season with MLB Network Radio (Ch 89, Sirius 209) on the road, on your phone and at your home with the SiriusXM mobile.


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Cancer Medication are expensive. The most recent New York Times article describes the cost of life prolonging cancer medication. "For example, Provenge costs $93,000 for a course of treatment, while Zytiga costs about $5,000 a month. Another of the new drugs, Sanofi's Jevtana, costs about $8,000 every three weeks." Medicare will decide this Thursday if they will approve Provenge in their program. So if you have generic drug coverage only health insurance coverage, you have to pay this medication by yourself, are you prepared for this? It is important to have brand prescription coverage. Check your employer health plan. Some Individuals and Employers are choosing generic only prescription plans to reduce their ever rising health care premium.


Natyasaraswathi celebrating India's Independence through Indian dance on Sat 22nd in Los Angeles- very unique show where you can see all the Indian dance forms – Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Mohiniattam, Manipuri, Sattriya on one stage. Dancers are from difference parts of India and US. And special guest is Smt. Sumathy Kaushal garu.


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My sister-in-law's husband passed in December. His death was expected. He had battled with health issues for many years and was ready to go home. In the hospital again, he mentioned to his family that he was tired of living. They listened to his request and disconnected his breathing apparatus.
January brought another death in the family. This time it was another sister-in-law's husband who passed. He was in his 80's, battled diabetes and other health issues for years. Problems intensified suddenly, leading to hospitalization and a passing. Both of the deaths were back East. Weather conditions made it difficult for us to travel.
Death usually comes to our family in threes. When we came home from visiting our youngest daughter, a friend phoned. She is 84, and in the hospital. A blood clot in her lungs after Christmas required medical attention. She told me that there were no open beds in her hospital. She asked me if I knew her husband was in the hospital also. I had to admit the I was unaware. No one had phoned me. Her husband had a touch of the flu, and possibly either a stroke or a heart attack. Because of their advanced age and health conditions, they have a health care worker who didn't like the color on his face and phoned their daughter. My friend was hoping to come home on Sunday. She will be on an expensive blood thinner for a year. Her husband had an artery opened to improve his blood flow. I'm not sure when he will be released.
About that time I realized that there had been two recent deaths in the family. I can't say I was waiting for number three, but I wasn't surprised when my phone rang and announced another passing. This time it was a friend from the camper. She was 98 years young. Even though she had lost some of her vision, she was active at Light House for the Blind, listened to books, exercised and remained as active as she could.
A fall caused a rapid decline in her health. She didn't want to go to a hospital so her family arranged for 24 hour hospice in their home. Even though her funeral was closer, our unpredictable weather dictated a card sent rather than a trip.
Since the last two deaths were within two days, I told someone that they were having a party in heaven. I don't want to admit that I'm getting older too. But I'm paying more attention to weather conditions than I used too.
Since I neither see nor hear "my friends in high places" — I try to pay attention. When I opened the bible to Isaiah 47:11 and read "Disaster shall befall you which you cannot allay," I was worried. My youngest daughter and family were on the road, going to visit her sister. I wrapped the family in my prayers. I should have wrapped myself.
Late in the afternoon — both hands full — I headed upstairs, only to have my foot slide off the stair, causing me to fall backwards. I couldn't stop the fall and landed on my back on the first floor. It was only a couple of steps up, somehow I turned the corner and sprawled on the floor. I aged my husband by 10 years and also my son. I was glad the disaster predicted was for myself instead of my daughter and her family. I wasn't glad that I had caused concern not only to them but to myself.
THANK YOU LORD — I wasn't seriously injured. No broken bones — slight injury to various body parts. I was lucky. Reviewing the fall, I surmised that wearing the slipper socks wasn't in my best interest. They don't have the traction needed for the steps.
This was the second time that I fell in December. The first was heading down the basement stairs, both hands full. I surmised at that time that I was too weighed down — out of balance. Thankfully that time I landed standing on my feet, injuring my side but no broken bones.
Two falls in one month, thankfully no bones broken but I didn't like the direction I was going in. Was a message trying to get through and I wasn't paying attention? My son, who lives in our home, had recently purchased a new blood pressure machine. I checked my blood pressure and was surprised at the reading. Extremely high. When the news was shared with the rest of my family, they were very concerned. Some thought I should go to the emergency room immediately. I determined to monitor the situation.
My readings over the next few days decreased but not into a zone that I liked. I promised I would go to the doctor. When I phoned for an appointment, mentioned my problem and gave my current reading, the person on the phone said it was too high, to come in that afternoon.
When my blood pressure readings were examined on the computer, I learned that they had been in the high range for some time. Even though I didn't have headaches or other high blood pressure problems, meds were prescribed. Since I remember a time when my aunt had a serious stroke, I'm not against taking medicine. After all, I'm no longer young.
Making my children happy, I signed up for a well being check next month. I had promised my youngest daughter that I would schedule a doctors visit this year. A visit was arranged as well as a few other tests.
Heading for the pharmacy, I reviewed the past month. "My friends" listen to my problems, and often help. I'm hoping this was the action I needed to take. I really don't want another fall. The next one might be more dangerous.
I'm taking other positive steps. I need to improve my balance and strength. Exercise is in my daily plan.
I really didn't think I could draw, let alone paint. Growing up, I wasn't often found with a pen or pencil in my hand, sketching something or doodling. I don't think that I took time to play. I knew that an uncle attended the Art Institute in Chicago, an uncle in Sweden painted as did one of my cousins. I knew there was artistic talent in my family, I just didn't know that I had some. Then our campground had a bring your body and we will provide materials and instruction to paint a picture. I had the time and signed up for the experience. I was amazed at the painting that was produced. It still hangs in our room addition at the camper. I also realized that I had fun and wanted to explore painting in oil.
I purchased many books, containing pictures that I liked — with instructions, and produced many canvases. At the time I was working. I was so pleased with some of them that I took them to work and sold a few. A fellow worker liked a painting I did of Moonlit waves against the rocks. She planned to take it to Sweden with her. After a few years, life became busy and I stopped painting. My family has been suggesting that I take up a paint brush again.
Times have changed. My husband has emphysema and the scent of oil and turpentine would not be beneficial. I thought acrylic paint might be an option. Years ago I knew how to mix oil paint and how to blend colors. I had a good idea of how to accomplish a painting. Acrylic is different. First, it dries quickly. That can be an advantage, but not when the paint dries on the pallet or on the canvas too quickly.
Since I have remembered how I taught myself to paint before, I have picked up a couple of books. Maybe I haven't spent enough time investigating the artists information or they don't have what I need. My first concern is how to keep the paint usable on the pallet. The various books haven't dwelt on that subject.
Thankfully, I have "friends in high places." They might be involved in my picking up a paint brush again. Yesterday I stopped at Half Price Books for a cup of coffee. I wanted to check books on a writer I'm enjoying at the moment. Did they have any of her books? No! But entering the store, a display on painting caught my interest and I found a book on Acrylic painting that might have the information that I'm looking for. The date on the price tag shows that it is a recent acquire. The book looks promising and came home with me. I'm hoping to begin reading it soon. I have paints, I have canvas — now I have a book that might help me with the task. Once I have the basics, I might be ready for the more advanced books.
Two last thoughts — Christmas presents — I have TWO new paintings to put up on our walls. The artists were both my granddaughter and grandson. Our grandson read a story he is writing. I was impressed not only by the story, but also his imagination. It was well written! Perfect gifts for a proud gramma!


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Top 5 Unforgettable Country Christmas Traditions
Learn about five country stars' memorable Christmas traditions.
''Twas the Night Before Christmas': Watch Luke Bryan, Trisha Yearwood + More Country Stars Read the Holiday Classic
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Kelsea Ballerini + Morgan Evans — Country's Greatest Love Stories
On Dec. 2, 2017, Ballerini and Evans tied the knot in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, after a whirlwind courtship.
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Fans will find out if Mia's rendition of "Peter Pan" was enough to take her into the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Kelsea Ballerini Struggled With Bulimia as a Teen: 'For Me, It Was a Source of Control'
She says she's in a "much healthier spot" now.
Kelsea Ballerini Wins Her First CMA Award, Earning Musical Event of the Year With Kenny Chesney
The collaboration began with a 2AM text message.
Kelsea Ballerini, Darius Rucker, Trisha Yearwood Among 2021 CMA Awards Presenters
A slew of country artists and stars from outside the genre have signed on to present at this year's awards show.
Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs + More Named 2021 CMT Artists of the Year
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Thomas Rhett Pops Up Onstage With Kelsea Ballerini for 'Half of My Hometown' Duet [Watch]
At a recent stop on Kelsea Ballerini's tour with the Jonas Brothers, Ballerini was joined by a surprise guest.
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She sings, "But the one thing every family has, whatever they may be / Is the thing that we call love / That's what makes a family."


British Cycling is not "at desperation stakes" yet, says performance director Stephen Park, despite the team winning just one gold medal at the Track Cycling World Championships in Poland.
Britain could only finish sixth in the medal table - but were 10th four years ago in Paris before going on to win 12 medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
"It is too early to be writing Britain off yet," said Park.
"Medallists who went to Rio were just emerging as riders at this stage."
The championships in Pruszkow concluded in disappointing fashion for Britain as they failed to win a medal on the final day.
Elinor Barker's opening-day gold in the women's scratch race was followed by silver medals in the men's and women's team pursuit on day two.
But Ethan Hayter's bronze in the men's omnium on Saturday ended up as the only addition to their tally.
With the Tokyo Olympics now 508 days away, Park said there was plenty of time for Britain to close the gap on their rivals.
Britain's cyclists have dominated track events since the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where they collected 14 medals including eight golds.
That was followed by eight golds at London 2012 and six at Rio (where they collected 12 medals overall).
You can look at the medals and the finishing positions but you can look deeper and look at the performances. There's a lot to take heart from.
Ryan Owens in the team sprint had an excellent first lap. Jack Carlin off the back of an amazing year wasn't quite at his best but he has a bright future. We need that little spark - when you get a confidence boost and morale it's infectious. Hopefully Jason Kenny's amazing form will come back and reignite everyone.
You spend the first two and a half years of the Olympic cycle trying new formats, trying new people in different positions and bringing younger riders through.
And by now you really want to have an A squad and know what your formation is going to be so you can really focus.
Great Britain are renowned for peaking at the right time though. And in my opinion, in Ed Clancy, they have the greatest team pursuit racer on their side, so you never now.
Britain's hopes of a medal in the men's madison on Sunday disappeared as Hayter and Oliver Wood faded in the closing stages of the 50km race.
Neah Evans was seventh in the women's points race, in which Ireland's Lydia Boylan took silver.
And Katy Marchant lost out in the women's keirin at the quarter-final stage. The 26-year-old had received a reprieve in the first round repechage when New Zealand's Olivia Podmore was relegated.
However, the spark that carried her to a silver at the World Cup in New Zealand in January was absent as she exited the competition.
"I was just having one of those days where I couldn't execute what I wanted to," she said.
"It's been a long season and it has taken its toll. This is not where we wanted to be right now but unfortunately we have not been able to pull it together.
"I have every faith that we are aiming towards Tokyo gold medals."


To get a taste of what's on it, check out "Burn Slow," the opening cut from LA-based dark synth composer Xander Harris.
Remember, as mentioned earlier: Each copy includes a download card. The album will also be available digitally via the Burning Witches Bandcamp.


In the Vikk watchtower (M1,20), after defeating a large group of harpies, you can enter the ruins. At the entrance you will find a corpse with clues about the treasure. Jump to the lower level of the ruins and go to the back of the tower where you can find stairs.
Climb to the upper floor. There you must jump to the highest ledge through collapsed architecture parts. Once you reach the top, you will find a chest containing Pyerog rune diagram and New Moon trousers.


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